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Friday, March 17, 2017

On This Date in Minnesota History: March 17

March 17, 1911 – Twelve men, experienced
in the service of Minneapolis express companies, left Minneapolis this evening
for New York as strikebreakers, helping to cover for the 5,000 Teamsters on
strike in that city. The Wells Fargo Company furnished the largest quota with
six men—three from the main office and the remaining from the depot force.
Minneapolis officials of the company believe the strike will be ended within the
week and have promised the men that they will not be kept in New York for a
longer time.

The strikebreakers will be employed mostly at platform and clerical work in the
metropolis, and the New York men they relieve will be placed as drivers to
cover for the striking men. This action is necessary because of the New York
statutes, which forbid teamsters to drive in that city unless they have been
residents for a year and pass examinations on the traffic regulations.

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Men from all the larger cities of the U. S. employed by the express companies
are being forced to go to New York on pains of losing their positions. It was
said in the depot office of the Wells Fargo Company this evening that 12 men
had been ordered from Kansas City, 10 from St. Paul and 40 from Chicago. Only
single employees were asked to join the ranks of the strikebreakers.

There is considerable feeling against the Minneapolis men who will assist the
companies in their New York trouble. One of the foremen of the Milwaukee depot
platform force resigned tonight because of this trouble.

The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Express
Men Off to Strike. Minneapolis Employes (sic) to Take Places of Men Out in new
York.”; March 18, 1911; p. __________________________________________________________

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